Former USU guard McEwen headed to Marquette
Having already announced his decision to transfer, former Utah State guard Koby McEwen has now settled on a destination: the Marquette Golden Eagles.
The news was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. Soon after Goodman broke the news on Twitter, McEwen posted the following statement on his account.
“I would like to thank God, my family, inner circle and all the schools/coaches that recruited me during this process! With that being said, I’m proud to announce that I’ll be furthering my college career at Marquette University. #GoGoldenEagles.”
— Koby McEwen (@TheTrueOne1_) April 23, 2018
Marquette, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is considerable closer to his hometown of Toronto (though still a 10-hour drive).
Last season, the Golden Eagles went 21-14 and 9-9 in Big East play thanks to their guard tandem of Andrew Rowsey and Markus Howard who both averaged over 20 points per game. Marquette will lose Rowsey, who was a senior this past season, but Howard is a sophomore and will be a senior when McEwen is able to take to the court after he sits out next season.
McEwen, the former Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year in 2016-17, had the second-highest average of minutes per game (32.3) and points per game (15.6) and the highest average of rebounds (5.4) and assists (3.2)
The 6-foot-4 sophomore is the second player from this past season to be granted a transfer. Guard/Forward DeAngelo Isby announced his intention March 15, with McEwen following suit just over two weeks later on March 30.
McEwen’s decision to transfer came four days after USU named Craig Smith as the new head coach and 19 days after the university announced that Tim Duryea had been “relieved of his duties” following the Aggies’ 17-17 finish last season.
Smith has already made moves to replace McEwen’s production. On April 17, Smith announced that Tauriawn Knight, a 6-foot-1 prep guard out of Oklahoma, will play for the Aggies next season. Knight averaged 19.2 points per game along with 3.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a senior with Edmond Santa Fe High School, leading them to the 6A championship game.